{"id":802397,"date":"2026-05-28T07:45:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T12:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=802397"},"modified":"2026-05-28T07:45:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T12:45:32","slug":"bright-fireball-over-new-york-and-ontario-produces-sonic-boom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=802397","title":{"rendered":"Bright fireball over New York and Ontario produces sonic boom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A bright fireball was observed over Western New York and Southern Ontario around 09:10 \u2013 09:16 UTC on May 27, 2026 (05:10 \u2013 05:16 EDT). Several witnesses reported hearing a boom associated with the event.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meteor lights up Western New York sky\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TqdOltBzcBc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many people in Western New York and Southern Ontario saw the fireball early Wednesday morning, with some describing the sonic boom it produced as a powerful thunder. A person from Elma, southeast of Buffalo, said the sound woke her up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tim Collins, research associate in astronomy at the Buffalo Museum of Science, described the object as a meteor\/bolide that broke up after entering Earth\u2019s atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event was captured by multiple web cameras and on NOAA\u2019s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-19 (GOES-19).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls=\"\" loop=\"\" playsinline=\"\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260527090825-20260527091625_g19_m1_abi-glm_geocolor-ged_meteor-over-western-NY_labels.webm\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bright fireball over Western New York and Southern Ontario on May 27, 2026 captured by NOAA\u2019s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-19 (GOES-19). Credit: NOAA\/GOES-East, CIRA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The New York fireball came less than two days after another camera-friendly meteor was recorded over Mayon volcano in the Philippines at 14:33 UTC on May 25.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interestingly, that object crossed the sky near the erupting volcano before ending in a bright terminal flash. The event drew extra attention because PHIVOLCS later had to clarify that the meteor disintegrated in the atmosphere and did not strike Mayon\u2019s slopes, after misleading AI-generated videos began circulating online.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meteor Fireball Plunges Behind Mayon Volcano During Eruption (May 25, 2026)\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kRntP5h3AqI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More significant fireball and meteor reports are available in our Meteor activity archive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-6-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d89aeab358eb0d5dd3d33592bd4697bb wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Featured image: Fireball over Grand Island, Western New York, on May 27, 2026. Credit: Stephen Mathes, WGRZ-TV (stillshot from the video)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/2026\/05\/28\/bright-fireball-over-new-york-and-ontario-produces-sonic-boom\/?rand=772151\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bright fireball was observed over Western New York and Southern Ontario around 09:10 \u2013 09:16 UTC on May 27, 2026 (05:10 \u2013 05:16 EDT). 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